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1. The Changing
Role of the
Medical
Technologist
GUERRERO, CHRISTINE R. (2021)
DARLENE JEAKAN C. BALAIS
BMLS - 1B

2. Introduction
01
02 What is a PCR Test?
03 Challenges of RT-PCR Tests
04 Direct-PCR Method
05 Rapid Antibody Test
06 Molecular Laboratory Analyst:
The Unsung Heroes
07 Disease Detective
08 Conclusion

3. There has been a drastic change
of the role of the medical
technologist over the course of ten
years from medical technologist to
medical laboratory scientist and
now a molecular laboratory
technologist, working in a
Molecular laboratory or COVID-19
laboratory using RT-PCR
technology.
Introduction

4. at the forefront 24/7, ensuring
that all tests are working,
that we have the equipment we
need, and, most importantly,
that patients are diagnosed
effectively and treated
appropriately
Pathologists and laboratory
professionals are the backbone of
medical laboratories that study
the coronavirus.

5. The role of the medical
laboratory scientist is to
provide accurate
laboratory results in an
appropriate manner.
The value of laboratory
medicine in patient care is
unquestionable.

6. What is a PCR Test?
“PCR” is the
abbreviation
for “polymerase
chain reaction
a scientific
methodology that has
been one of the most
widely used techniques
in molecular biology
for the past 25 years

7. the RT-PCR still
remains the gold
standard for
detecting SARS-
CoV-2
can be used to
detect genetic
information, such
as with SARSCoV-2

8. Challenges of RT-PCR Tests
to separate it from the other
components of the patient's
RNA sample
it is a laborious process
requiring chemicals that are
now in short supply.
The main bottleneck in sample
testing is RNA Purification

9. Challenges of RT-PCR Tests
It is run and processed by
highly trained specialists and
can last for several hours.
Today, sample automation
equipment costs hundreds of
thousands of dollars and
requires specialized
laboratory facilities.

10. Direct PCR-Method
The improved analysis
method provides results
in 36 minutes, skipping a
quarter of the time
required for existing
standard gold assays.

11. Rapid Antibody Test
The World Health Organization
(WHO) does not recommend
the use of rapid diagnostic
tests to detect antigens in
patient care, although
research on their performance
and potential diagnostic utility
is strongly encouraged

12. the medical technologist’s role in the
pandemic is equally important
because only licensed medical
technologists or allied health
professionals can work in the COVID-
19 molecular laboratory as the analyst
Molecular Laboratory
Analyst: The Unsung
Heroes

13. The main reason why the role of
medical laboratory science in the
pandemic is so important is that the
medical technologists are part of the
disease detection, from detecting the
COVID-19 virus to monitoring and
treating patients.
DISEASE DETECTIVE

14. As COVID-19 cases increase every
day, medical technologists or
molecular analysts work 24 hours a
day, seven days a week to process
thousands of RT-PCR tests.
DISEASE DETECTIVE

15. the medical technologist has
evolved from a mere medical
technologist to molecular
analyst in this time of
pandemic
the medical technologists
are among the disease
detectives inside the lab
Conclusion

16. Reference
GUERRERO, CHRISTINE R. (2021).
The Changing Role of the
Medical Technologist.
Academia Letters.
https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2874

17. THANK
YOU!